Hard economic times have prompted public schools to look for or accept private financial support. Education Week reported that private donations are covering $18,000 of the $225,000 annual salary paid to a school superintendent in Indiana. In Boston, public schools worked with corporations, along with pro and collegiate sports teams, to boost school athletic budgets by more than 60 percent over the next three years ($4 million to $6.5 million). Join discussion...

Nearly 1.5 million jobs in the United States could be created through government and the private sector collaborating on Public Private Partnerships. An updated report released today, "Benefit of Private Investment in Infrastructure," outlines how the Administration could grow the 377,000 projected stimulus jobs to come from government investment in infrastructure to 1.5 million jobs by combining public and private investment. Join discussion...

The United States expects significant private investment in high-speed rail development in coming years, but similar participation by private companies may lag for road projects because of the recession, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Wednesday Join discussion...

July 2 2009 should be recorded as an important date in tollroad history. It was the day Chinese regulators gave the green light to Sichuan Expressway Company's Initial Private Offering (IPO) of shares in Shanghai, while in Texas, USA the legislature adjourned for 18 months slamming the door on investor pikes. Republican legislators in the Texas capital of Austin declared Thursday there was "no sense of urgency" about tapping investor funds and entrepreneurialism to build tollroads under concessions or "comprehensive development agreements" (CDAs) Join discussion...

The province will once again look to the private sector to pave the way for the southeast section of Calgary's ring road. Transportation Minister Luke Ouellette announced today that the province will seek private bids for the 25-km, six lane stretch of roadway that will run from 17 Ave. S.E. to Highway 22X. Join discussion...

Nearly US$4bn will be invested in Colombian mass transport system concessions through public and private financing, an official from Medellín city's chamber of commerce told BNamericas. Join discussion...

Senior sources this week revealed several large funds within the £100bn Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) had rebuffed approaches from councils hoping to encourage schemes to invest in privately-financed school-building projects. Join discussion...